Hippolytus

(hi päli təs)

noun

Gr. Myth. a son of Theseus: when he rejects the love of his stepmother, Phaedra, she turns Theseus against him by false accusations, and at Theseus' request, Poseidon brings about his death

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noun
Greek Mythology
A son of Hippolyta and Theseus who was killed by Poseidon.

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